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Page 10
... mean the conversion of the Hindûs . Whether that event be in the ultimate destinations of Divine Will , or not , is a ques- tion that we must leave in pious resignation to Him , whose wisdom over - rules and controls all human endeavors ...
... mean the conversion of the Hindûs . Whether that event be in the ultimate destinations of Divine Will , or not , is a ques- tion that we must leave in pious resignation to Him , whose wisdom over - rules and controls all human endeavors ...
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... means deny the divine origin of theirs . In lieu then of condemning the religion , and ridiculing the prophets of the Hindûs , if we would convert them to Christianity , we should compare their religion and their prophets with our own ...
... means deny the divine origin of theirs . In lieu then of condemning the religion , and ridiculing the prophets of the Hindûs , if we would convert them to Christianity , we should compare their religion and their prophets with our own ...
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... mean you , Anniple ? " replied Sibilla , in some degree quieted by feeling herself in the presence of one whom she had formerly known , though it was but the wit - wandered Spaewife . " There's a foul thought in the Friar this night ...
... mean you , Anniple ? " replied Sibilla , in some degree quieted by feeling herself in the presence of one whom she had formerly known , though it was but the wit - wandered Spaewife . " There's a foul thought in the Friar this night ...
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... means of carrying for- wards the intercourse of the moral world , are among the most interesting subjects that can be brought under our observation . From the many useful and valuable facts which have remained concealed through so many ...
... means of carrying for- wards the intercourse of the moral world , are among the most interesting subjects that can be brought under our observation . From the many useful and valuable facts which have remained concealed through so many ...
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... means of hawsers , and held steadily at the required points while the observations were made . ' The particulars of these preliminary operations , and the amount of local attraction observed at each point , are then detailed ; after ...
... means of hawsers , and held steadily at the required points while the observations were made . ' The particulars of these preliminary operations , and the amount of local attraction observed at each point , are then detailed ; after ...
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